Numbers 23:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Howמָ֣ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall I curseקַבֹּ֖ה
(kab·boh)
6895: to utter a curse against, cursea prim. root
whom Godאֵ֑ל
(el;)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
has not cursed? 
 
6895: to utter a curse against, cursea prim. root
And howוּמָ֣ה
(u·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
can I denounceאֶזְעֹ֔ם
(ez·'om,)
2194: to be indignanta prim. root
whom the LORDיְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
has not denounced?זָעַ֖ם
(za·'am)
2194: to be indignanta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
How
mah  (maw)
how (long, oft, (-soever), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
shall I curse
naqab  (naw-kab')
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
whom God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
hath not cursed
qabab  (kaw-bab')
to scoop out, i.e. (figuratively) to malign or execrate (i.e. stab with words) -- at all, curse.
or how shall I defy
za`am  (zaw-am')
to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged -- abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
whom the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath not defied
za`am  (zaw-am')
to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged -- abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how can I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?

King James Bible
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can I curse someone God has not cursed? How can I denounce someone the LORD has not denounced?

International Standard Version
But how can I curse those whom God hasn't cursed? How can I denounce those whom the LORD hasn't denounced?

NET Bible
How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How can I curse those whom God hasn't cursed? How can I condemn those whom the LORD hasn't condemned?

King James 2000 Bible
How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? or how shall I denounce, whom the LORD has not denounced?
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